I'm so interesting

People really want to know interesting things about me. Either my blogs are incredibly boring and the masses need more to feed on, or the blogs are so interesting and zany that I must have a whole sackful of things to throw at you.

Well, you're both right. This time, I've been tagged on my myspace blog (it's the same blog, but with different readers.) So here goes: 8 interesting things and a funny picture. And I apologize if I give you interesting facts that you already knew.

1. I was quite the athletic young go-getter, once upon a time. I started out with TeeBall and was the first person on my team to catch a fly ball (we were 5, get over it). After that I played several years of soccer, gymnastics, basketball, and track. That all stopped when I got to high school. I was too punk rock to play sports.

2. In 8th grade I was on my school's math team. We took 3rd place in some competition that I don't even remember because I didn't care. But my dad still has the trophy in his house on a shelf. That's right, I got a math trophy.

3. When I was real little I wanted to be a Cal-Trans worker. Specifically, I wanted to be the guy that holds the sign. You know the one - it says "slow" on one side and "stop" on the other. My plan was to ride my horse to my glamorous union job and wear a bright orange vest. It's a dream that will never die.

4. I've been known to throw food at people when I get angry with them. Liz won't let me forget the time I threw a ketchup-covered french fry at her because she wouldn't shut up. I don't need to mention that I have excellent aim, either.

5. One time I got to pet a real live tiger. In Argentina, in the Mendoza zoo, there is a tiger and a family of lions that were fed on Eukanuba catfood and so are "tame." So you can just walk up and stick your hand in the cage. Most people are too wimpy to do it, but not me. I scritched the tiger behind his ears and he purred like a kitten. I have a picture of it that I would have posted but I don't have a scanner. I could've pet the 2 lion cubs as well, but they were feeling playful and had sharp little lion claws, so I was content just to talk to them.

6. The current boyfriend is only my 2nd real boyfriend. There was a guy I dated for a weekend (aka Friday night to Monday morning) in 7th grade that I don't count because we didn't even see each other that weekend. I had another 7th grade bf that I went out with for a while, but we never even kissed. In 9th grade I had a boyfriend that later dumped me because he was a gay cokehead, then I met Craig. I've had Craig for 10 years now. I don't have an impressive track record, it's true.

7. I was almost on Jeopardy once. There were tryouts in a Sacramento mall, and I waited for hours only to miss one too many questions. But I did get to meet Alex Trebek and he grabbed my head and then signed an autograph only for me - he wouldn't sign one for anyone else. Alex Trebek is a total weirdo, but that is a good story and I may write a whole blog about it someday.

8. One time I pretty much overdosed on Excedrin. I decided it would be a good idea to go to an all-day reggae concert 2 days after getting my wisdom teeth pulled (and 1 day after discovering that Vicodin and I don't get along). Throughout the day I took way over the max dose of caffeine / ibuprofen pills. I didn't have to go to the hospital because my mom was a nurse, but I did spend the night on the cold bathroom floor being sick. Not the funnest time of my life.


So there are my facts. I hope you have been duly enlightened. As always, I tag everyone and no one.

Now for the funny picture: